How to Use hinge on in a Sentence

hinge on

idiom

• Most who spoke to the Sun Sentinel said their votes would not hinge on the issue.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
• Curtis said the outcome of the game could hinge on Byrd.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 8 Sep. 2022
• The success of Daisy Jones & the Six was always going to hinge on the songs.
  — Scott Neustadter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
• Waiting game: Why the Dodgers’ winter plans hinge on Ohtani.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• But the success of this team won’t hinge on any dancing, or lack thereof.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• How well the Blazers do could hinge on how many games Henderson and Sharpe play.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
• Still, the scale of future CEO churn will likely hinge on the election and how the economy fares in 2024.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
• That decision will probably hinge on how the team plays over the next three weeks.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
• The war in Ukraine could hinge on whichever side could produce or procure the most heavy artillery.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• Many of these services hinge on the notion that job hunting is a numbers game.
  — WIRED, 6 Nov. 2023
• Where many genre franchises hinge on simplistic notions of good vs. evil, the ARIU thrives in the shades of gray.
  — Time, 5 Jan. 2023
• But the case seems to hinge on a legal theory that's never really been used in New York.
  — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
• Ocean health, human health, and peace and security can all hinge on fisheries.
  — Sarah Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
• But the result may hinge on whether the idea finally garners support from the state’s top Democrats, including Stewart-Cousins.
  — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 5 July 2023
• What happens next, my colleague Julia Horowitz writes, will likely hinge on the response from Moscow.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
• In most cases, payments hinge on whether residents have filed their 2021 tax returns.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Oct. 2022
• Our ability to ditch fossil fuels — and make a real dent in the climate crisis — will hinge on electric lines like these.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• Either way, as usual the Hornets’ future will hinge on what happens in a ballroom in May rather than a basketball court.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2024
• But in the near term, some of inflation’s trajectory is going to hinge on luck — not just Fed policy.
  — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• Security could hinge on production, and the Clippers left training camp optimistic they are primed to see the best version of their stars, and the team as a whole, since 2021.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Much will hinge on such healing, because a France at war with itself is likely to benefit the political extremes of the left and right.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• Key questions and takeaways from the debt ceiling deal Getting the bill through Congress will hinge on support from moderates in both parties.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 30 May 2023
• New York President John Williams said rates need to rise to around 4.5% over time, but the pace and ultimate peak of the tightening campaign will hinge on how the economy performs.
  — Rita Nazareth, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2022
• That means the next disagreement between the clubs will likely hinge on how much the Nationals are owed in interest from nonpayment.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2023
• After standing pat at the deadline, their hopes largely hinge on injured starters Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo returning strongly this month.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
• That decision seems to hinge on how much value the company expects the intern to generate.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
• The attentive reader will soon realize that both cases hinge on societal issues much in the news today, but to say more would be to say too much.
  — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• The future of the Climate Corp, however, may hinge on decision in Washington.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
• There could be unpredicted finishes and outcomes that hinge on one play.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
• If Bragg ultimately decides to ask the grand jurors to vote to indict Trump, the case could hinge on Cohen’s testimony.
  — Ben Protess, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024